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the_o name_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n my_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o thou_o have_v give_v for_o sinner_n not_o only_o a_o saviour_n but_o also_o a_o advocate_n and_o intercessor_n to_o put_v up_o our_o suit_n and_o make_v our_o prayer_n accept_v through_o he_o lord_n admit_v i_o into_o thy_o presence_n and_o hold_v forth_o unto_o i_o the_o golden_a sceptre_n of_o thy_o grace_n let_v not_o thy_o power_n dismay_v but_o strengthen_v my_o weakness_n thy_o glory_n not_o confound_v but_o cover_v my_o vileness_n thy_o purity_n not_o pursue_v but_o purge_v my_o wickedness_n i_o can_v plead_v nothing_o but_o misery_n in_o myself_o to_o make_v way_n unto_o thy_o mercy_n from_o thou_o alone_o must_v all_o motive_n unto_o compassion_n be_v draw_v i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o my_o poverty_n be_v not_o weary_a of_o my_o importunity_n but_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o misery_n lead_v i_o unto_o thou_o so_o let_v the_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n of_o the_o same_o 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help_v my_o unbelief_n behold_v not_o my_o iniquity_n o_o lord_n as_o a_o severe_a judge_n to_o be_v avenge_v of_o they_o but_o as_o a_o sovereign_n physician_n to_o cure_v and_o heal_v they_o show_v i_o my_o pollution_n by_o sin_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o thy_o world_n and_o by_o the_o lamp_n thereof_o help_v i_o to_o search_v and_o know_v how_o wicked_a i_o be_o that_o judge_v and_o condemn_v myself_o i_o may_v avoid_v thy_o judgement_n and_o heavy_a sentence_n and_o may_v so_o hate_v abhor_v and_o be_v avenge_v of_o myself_o as_o that_o i_o may_v avoid_v thy_o wrath_n and_o punishment_n o_o let_v sin_n be_v as_o bitter_a to_o i_o in_o the_o attempt_n as_o in_o the_o repent_v at_o leastwise_o more_o bitter_a in_o the_o repent_v than_o ever_o it_o be_v sweet_a in_o the_o commit_n grant_v i_o thy_o grace_n to_o overcome_v my_o special_a lust_n at_o least_o always_o to_o strive_v against_o they_o subdue_v my_o proud_a haughty_a and_o vain_a thought_n and_o straiten_v my_o crooked_a and_o 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be_v a_o preparation_n to_o death_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o death_n the_o rule_n of_o my_o life_n unto_o my_o old_a and_o gray_a head_n o_o lord_n forsake_v i_o not_o and_o let_v thy_o fear_n keep_v i_o from_o forsake_v thou_o let_v i_o be_v among_o those_o that_o be_v plant_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o flourish_v in_o thy_o court_n who_o bring_v forth_o most_o fruit_n in_o their_o old_a age_n help_v i_o often_o to_o consider_v the_o danger_n i_o stand_v in_o through_o the_o multitude_n power_n and_o subtlety_n of_o my_o spiritual_a enemy_n and_o to_o my_o faith_n in_o thou_o let_v i_o always_o join_v fear_n not_o only_o of_o satan_n with_o who_o i_o be_o continual_o to_o fight_n but_o also_o of_o the_o slippery_a path_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n and_o the_o frailty_n and_o treachery_n of_o my_o deceitful_a heart_n and_o sinful_a nature_n ever_o run_v after_o satan_n allurement_n and_o conspire_v with_o he_o my_o utter_a ruin_n let_v i_o ever_o remember_v how_o satan_n show_v 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